The Senator representing Anambra
North in the National Assembly, Sen. Stella Oduah has described as mischievous,
recent reports that she was evading invitations by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Addressing newsmen in Abuja on
Tuesday, Oduah said that the report was the handiwork of political detractors
whose aim was to pitch the anti-graft agency against her.

Reports in the media had
indicated that the Chairman Senate Committee on Cooperation and Integration was
evading invitations to the commission to defend a N9.4 billion contract awarded
during her time as Aviation Minister.

However, the Senator stressed
that the story was mere fabrication, which did not emanate from the EFCC,
adding that she had been in constant correspondence with the commission.

She said that she was willing to
defend her stewardship during her time as minister, adding that she followed
due processes in all her dealings while in charge of the ministry.

“The season of politics is here
again and some people must play the politics of pull down syndrome, this is
what perhaps informed the fabrications in the story.

“How else do you explain that a
serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a law abiding citizen, a
chief executive officer of multinational companies, would be evasive to honour
an invitation if not a mere mischief, that is informed by dirty politics.

“Even the publication did not say
that I stole any government money or awarded contracts to myself,” she said.

The senator said that she had
carved a niche for herself in the business world, within and outside the shores
of Nigeria even before she ventured into the murky waters of Nigerian politics
in 2010.

According to her, she is a
citizen of Nigeria, who has no other home but Nigeria and would not be
distracted by activities of her detractors.

She stated further that this
would not be the first time her detractors would want to use the media to
tarnish her hard earned image.

Oduah stressed that the sinister
purpose of the news story is to pitch her against the Commission and the
general public.

She therefore urged her
detractors to leave her alone and learn to play the politics of hard facts and
issues.

She stated that contracts awarded
under her watch as a minister were done in her official capacity and they went
through due process.

The senator added that in her
time as minister, she transformed the aviation sector and followed all
established processes and procedures.